Ludovico Calini

Ludovico Calini (9 January 1696 Calino 9 December 1782, Brescia) was an Italian cardinal.


Ludovico Calini
Prefect of the Congregation of Indulgences and Relics
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseMilan
ProvinceMilan
MetropolisMilan
DioceseCrema
SeeCrema
Installed25 September 1730
Term ended0 December 1782
PredecessorSaverio Giustiniani
SuccessorCardinal Giuseppe Garampi
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia
Orders
Ordination17 December 1718
Consecration25 September 1730
by Cardinal Angelo Maria Quirini
Created cardinal26 September 1766
by Pope Clement XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born9 January 1696
Calino
Died9 December 1782 (1782-12-10) (aged 86)
Brescia
BuriedChurch of Ss.Faustino e Giovita
NationalityItalian
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsCount Vincenzo Calini and Teodora Gonzaga Martinengoi

Biography

Cardinal Calini was born in Calino on 9 January 1696.[1]

He was ordained priest on 17 December 1718 and elected bishop of the diocese of Crema on 11 September 1730. Ten days later, on the 21st, he was consecrated by Cardinal Angelo Maria Quirini at the Church of San Marco, Pope Clement XIII created him a cardinal on 27 September 1766 and received the red hat and the title of Sant'Anastasia on the 30th of September of the same year.

He died on 9 December 1782 at the age of 86. At his death he was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals.

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    References

    1. "Calini, Ludovico". Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Salvador Miranda.
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